DaughterGeeding is in kindergarten. One of her homework assignments this week is to memorize sections of the introduction and preamble of the Declaration of Independence, something I think that was assigned to me in the seventh grade. You know those parts, “When in the course of human events . . . . We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created, equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Cruz and Trump going after each others wives is silly, but sure is entertaining. Though the group responsible for the ad featuring Trump’s wife doesn’t appear to have any connection with the Cruz campaign.
I don’t think a new reality TV judge should be nominated until we have a new president so we can let the people decide – Sarah Palin to host reality show as TV judge – The former Alaska governor, who does not have a law degree, signed a deal with Montana-based production company Warm Springs for a reality court show that would premiere next year if it’s picked up by stations, according to Howard Bragman of Fifteen Minutes PR, which represents the production company.
I know most of my readers aren’t a fan of President Obama and are critical of him attending a baseball game in the wake of the Brussels attack, but I side with Obama on this one for several reasons though I can see how he can appear remote and impassive, he’s called “No Drama Obama” for a reason. If the attack was domestic, he certainly should have returned back to Washington. It’s not like he didn’t care when he heard the news and I think he’s correct in saying we can’t let terrorists disrupt our daily lives and quoting David Ortiz that terrorists can’t dictate our freedom. And finally, it’s not like he stayed the whole game, he just stayed for three innings.
Baylor student pulls gun during armed robbery during armed robbery – A Baylor student pulled his own gun and foiled an armed robbery attempt after meeting with two men late Tuesday afternoon in a South Waco park to complete a Craigslist deal to sell a cellphone, a PlayStation and an iPad, police said.
7-Eleven is debuting a Slurpee donut – The Wild Cherry Slurpee Donut is a cake donut with wild cherry-flavored icing, covered in sugar crystals that Brand Eating theorizes are intended to give the treat an “ice-like crunch.”
Re: Obama
Common sense and common decency have evaporated from this country. It's fine to not like or disagree with the President, but party loyalty has overtaken country loyalty. We truly live in the land of Idiocracy now as our current crop of presidential candidates clearly show.
People hear what they want to hear and believe it's fact. FOX News' yellow journalism has seriously harmed our nation. Can you just imagine how Watergate may have played out if FOX was telling the story instead of Woodward and Bernstein?
I vote across party lines for the best candidate. What I can't stand are hypocrites that say one thing to get elected then do another once in office. Obama is certainly guilty of this with his promise of a transparent administration, but so are droves of multi-term congressmen that seem only to exist to get reelected so they can support their party instead of their country.
I agree with all of this. In my mind, the 24-hour news cycle has ruined political discourse. Cable channels need something to fill all that airtime, and they need something to grab ratings, so they go with talking heads who – merely by the fact that they appear on television – claim "expert" knowledge. They offer commentary that serves only to promote the most extreme viewpoint on a topic so as to create an argument, which is "good" TV. As a result, real discussion never occurs, and this has bled over into politicians who feel that they have to behave this way in order to connect with their constituents.
I think the ugliness of this election can be laid at the feet of Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, etc. and the American people who are dumb enough to listen to what they have to say and gobble it up without exercising independent thought.
CNN has now added Trump shills and Trump supporters to their panel of "experts" to defend Trump tweets and to explain what they think Donald meant. I can't imagine how much free television exposure Trump has gotten from CNN's wall-to-wall coverage of every one of his rallies.
Trump is Ferguson and the Malaysian airline mystery flight all rolled up into one endless story.
Trevor Noah did a segment on Trump's media exposure earlier this week and he had a source putting Trump's free media coverage equal to the ad revenue generated during the last 4 or 5 Super Bowls (somewhere around $2 billion).
The only place I'm paying $10 for a cheeseburger is if I'm in a Disney park – and that's only because of the location. (Hint: it's not West Plano.)
Surely no one is surprised that Sarah Palin would want to be a TV judge? She's already spent years judging people, and some of it was put on TV. Also, the name of the PR firm is perfect, IMO.
Re: Obama
Common sense and common decency have evaporated from this country. It's fine to not like or disagree with the President, but party loyalty has overtaken country loyalty. We truly live in the land of Idiocracy now as our current crop of presidential candidates clearly show.
People hear what they want to hear and believe it's fact. FOX News' yellow journalism has seriously harmed our nation. Can you just imagine how Watergate may have played out if FOX was telling the story instead of Woodward and Bernstein?
I vote across party lines for the best candidate. What I can't stand are hypocrites that say one thing to get elected then do another once in office. Obama is certainly guilty of this with his promise of a transparent administration, but so are droves of multi-term congressmen that seem only to exist to get reelected so they can support their party instead of their country.
I agree with all of this. In my mind, the 24-hour news cycle has ruined political discourse. Cable channels need something to fill all that airtime, and they need something to grab ratings, so they go with talking heads who – merely by the fact that they appear on television – claim "expert" knowledge. They offer commentary that serves only to promote the most extreme viewpoint on a topic so as to create an argument, which is "good" TV. As a result, real discussion never occurs, and this has bled over into politicians who feel that they have to behave this way in order to connect with their constituents.
I think the ugliness of this election can be laid at the feet of Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, etc. and the American people who are dumb enough to listen to what they have to say and gobble it up without exercising independent thought.
Agreed.
CNN has now added Trump shills and Trump supporters to their panel of "experts" to defend Trump tweets and to explain what they think Donald meant. I can't imagine how much free television exposure Trump has gotten from CNN's wall-to-wall coverage of every one of his rallies.
Trump is Ferguson and the Malaysian airline mystery flight all rolled up into one endless story.
Redonkulous.
Trevor Noah did a segment on Trump's media exposure earlier this week and he had a source putting Trump's free media coverage equal to the ad revenue generated during the last 4 or 5 Super Bowls (somewhere around $2 billion).
The only place I'm paying $10 for a cheeseburger is if I'm in a Disney park – and that's only because of the location. (Hint: it's not West Plano.)
Surely no one is surprised that Sarah Palin would want to be a TV judge? She's already spent years judging people, and some of it was put on TV. Also, the name of the PR firm is perfect, IMO.